I've always wanted to try oil painting, but I've been too scared to try - until now! So I decided to try and paint a dragon ...

Insulating your home with spray foam insulation can create a more comfortable environment and save big on energy bills, but ...

State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China ...

The fire broke out at a home behind restaurant El Toro Bravo on Monterey Avenue. “We were asleep and then we heard this loud boom and we thought that a car had run into the building," Ryan ...

Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-ferrous Metals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology (GUT), Guilin 541004, China ...

Since the 1970s, flame-retardant chemicals have been added to plastics used in electronic devices. Their purpose is to prevent electrical fires or slow their growth.

A study in the journal Chemosphere in December concluded that toxic brominated flame retardants and organophosphate flame retardants might be present at dangerous levels in some products ...

Should you throw out your black plastic spatula? A recent study that reported alarming levels of several flame retardants in common black-colored plastic items (including cooking utensils ...

During peak hours, the risk of panic in emergencies increases, making fire-resistant materials and strategically planned escape routes indispensable. Critical areas, such as control systems and ...

Editors of the environmental chemistry journal Chemosphere have posted an eye-catching correction to a study reporting toxic flame retardants from electronics wind up in some household products ...

The wildfire, known as the Franklin Fire, has destroyed 19 structures and damaged 27. It threatens 1,025 structures Sunday as 4,037 acres are set ablaze in Malibu, California, located around 29 ...